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** On behalf of Christopher Burgess, [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> ** Call for Papers: Parties, People and Elections: Political Communication since 1900: Date: 14th June 2012 Location: People’s History Museum, Manchester The way politicians talk to the people, and how they do so has undergone a dramatic change since 1900. The demise of the mass platform, the birth of radio, cinema and television, and the advent of new social media, has radically reshaped how parties and people interact. Furthermore, increased centralisation, ‘professionalisation’ and the use of experts schooled in the techniques of advertising have all affected what parties say and how they say it. The conference, sponsored by The Centre for British Politics<http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/cbp/index.aspx> at The University of Nottingham, will explore how parties spoke to the people. It will analyse what these communications looked like, and what (if any) impact they had on the people. The conference aims to be inter-disciplinary and we invite papers from those working in the fields of history, political science, political communication, cultural studies, and art history. In addition to the academic content, the conference aims to include advertising executives and politicians who have participated in past election campaigns. Confirmed participants include Professor Jim Aulich (Manchester Metropolitan University), Dr Stuart Ball (University of Leicester), Graham Deakin (Advertising executive), Dr Jon Lawrence (University of Cambridge), Dr Nicholas Mansfield (UCLan), Dr Mark Pack (former Head of Innovations at the Liberal Democrats, www.markpack.org.uk<http://www.markpack.org.uk/>), Benedict Pringle (advertising executive www.politicaladvertising.co.uk<http://www.politicaladvertising.co.uk/> ), Dr David Thackeray (University of Exeter), Dr James Thompson (University of Bristol), Dr Dominic Wring (University of Loughborough) The conference complements the exhibition Picturing Politics: Exploring the Election Poster in Britain<http://www.phm.org.uk/whatson/picturing-politics-exploring-the-political-poster-in-britain/> at the People’s History Museum Manchester, 12th November 2011 – 17th June 2012. Please contact Chris Burgess to submit abstracts (250 words) by 2nd April 2012, or for further details [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> This CFP is also available on the Centre for British Politics Website http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/cbp/centre-activities/index.aspx Chris Burgess PhD Student University of Nottingham http://picturingpolitics.wordpress.com/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Einar Thorsen, PhD Lecturer in Journalism and Communication The Media School, Bournemouth University Talbot Campus, Poole, BH12 5BB, UK E-mail: [log in to unmask]<applewebdata:[log in to unmask]> Twitter: http://twitter.com/einarthorsen Blog: http://multimediajournalism.info/ Phone: +44 (0)1202 968838 Convenor Journalism Research Group: http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/imcr/cjcr/ Programme Coordinator MA Journalism and New Media: http://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/courses/MAJNMF Communication Officer of MeCCSA: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/ This email is intended only for the person to whom it is addressed and may contain confidential information. If you have received this email in error, please notify the sender and delete this email, which must not be copied, distributed or disclosed to any other person. Any views or opinions presented are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Bournemouth University or its subsidiary companies. Nor can any contract be formed on behalf of the University or its subsidiary companies via email. -------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA mailing list -------------------------------------------------------- To manage your subscription or unsubscribe from the MECCSA list, please visit: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=MECCSA&A=1 ------------------------------------------------------- MeCCSA is the subject association for the field of media, communication and cultural studies in UK Higher Education. Membership is open to all who teach and research these subjects in HE institutions, via either institutional or individual membership. The field includes film and TV production, journalism, radio, photography, creative writing, publishing, interactive media and the web; and it includes higher education for media practice as well as for media studies. This mailing list is a free service from MeCCSA and is not restricted to members. For further information, please visit: http://www.meccsa.org.uk/ --------------------------------------------------------